Sensex closes flat for the second dayBS Reporter / November 04, 2011, 0:54 ISTThe BSE benchmark Sensex closed 17 points higher on Thursday. The 30-share Sensex closed 17.08 points higher at 17,481.93, up 0.1 per cent from previous close. The NSE Nifty ended at 5,265.75, up 7.30 points from last close.